Derailment-guard.



--M.'HASGSAK.

l DERAILMBNT GUARD.

MPI'ILIGAATION FILED 11017.19, 191s.

Patented Ja11.5, 1915.

llxnlbucosc MLHASCSAK.

DERAILMENT GUARD.

APPLICATION FILEDNOV. 19. w13.

1, 1 23,284. Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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all whom-it may concern menant Hascsax, .on NEW-geni N. i YL Be it knownthat I, MIcnAELVHAscsK, a

subject of the King of Hungary, residing at New York,'in the county ofew York andv State of. New York, have inventedI certain new and usefulImprovements 1n Derailment-Guards, ofwhich the following is a'.

specification'. j This invention relatesto derailment guards for railwayrollino` stock. f

The primary object of the' invention, is to ro'videanapp'aratuscasdapted to be carried ythe engine and, if preferred,'byeach 'of the cars, which, inthe event of the engine or iti acar'starting to jump lthe track, will be ren- ;de'redoperable to gripthe track thus prevent a catastrophe. With he above and other obj ectsview,

. aswill appear as the nature'of the'invention is better understood, thesame 'consists'inv the novel construction and combination of parts .cfasignaling `device for railway trains, as will be hereinafter vfullydescribed .and claimed.

' In'the accompanylng drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like'v characters of reference indicate correspond ing partsz-Figure 1' is a view-in perspective of a locomotive, showing thesamee'quipped with thefimprovem'ent of the present invenf tion. Fig. 2is a view in side elevation showing the apparatus .in gripped o rvlocled p osition relative to a railway track. Fig.' 3 1 s a similarView, partially in section, 'displaying the'normal position of the trackgripping jaws. Fig. 4 .is a. view in end 'elevation of the structuresshown in Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. 5 is a viewin siderelevation, partly insection, showin an electrical means for releasing thelociing jaws; -Fig.6 is af-fragmentary Y detail view, partlyl'in section', showing themanner infwlich the two track 'gripping jaws are ,heldin open position,Figi 7. is a View in side elevation, on an enlargedscale, of thetripmechanism for releasingnthe gfipn;

ping jaws shown inA Figs. 1-4.

Referringto thedraw-ings, and to Fig. 1"

thereof, T designates'a portion of the truck oi a locomotive to which'-1's secured a housing or casing lsupporting andcontalning the operatingmechanismcontrolling the release of the track fgrlppingjaws. Theselatter are designated l2 and 3, and are mounted upon'a common pivot-4extendlng through,

thefcasingq Each-.jaw is a counterpartof :1 -.the other, and-is"connct'e'd byancrdinary .the nose to form lugs'a having perforations1strike anobstruction,"such "as aishp'late',

'upper en' Specification of LettersI-'at-e'nt. Patented Jll". 5, 1915.Application mea Noember Y19. 191s. serial no. sorteo. "V'

jaws i's provided with a'nose 6 pivot'ally con# nectedto thej aw byrecessingl the latter 'and through whichja pin,7 extends surrounded byacoll spring 9 one end of which bears agalnst the jaw and the oppositeend against fthe nose 6, to, permit thelatter to have a pi'vv otalmovement against the ltension of the' spring.

1 The jaws .2 and 3 are each reinforced by a 'strap 2a', said strapshaving a plier-joint connect1on as at 2.b at their upper` ends, andformed with almed openings `t0 receive the projecting end of the pivot4, and secured at their lower ends' to the jaws by pivot bolts'4a.'While itis desirable'to provide theyield.- able pivoted nose 6 for eachofthe'jaws, the manner of attaching the nose isnot restricted to the pinand spring device shown. y ach jaw is provided with. .a lug 1 0 to whichis sechredone end vof a coiled 'springv 11, the other vend of whichvissecured to the casing 1. Thefunction of'these springs 11 is toprojectthe jawstoy closed position, as shown 'in' Fig. f2 when a latch l12arranged within the casing is released', the latch bem provided withlongitudinal slots 13 "indicated A by v dotted lines in Fig'throug'h,which pass bolts' 14 that serve to hold the ,latchl combined with thecasing and at the'same time l' have sliding movement relative thereto.The

:lower en d of the latchhas areduced eXtension 15 that is designed toenter seats 16 in' the opposed faces of the'jaws above their pivotalpoint as clearly shownin-Fig. 6.' 4* The means for actuating the latchto re!-4 lease thejaws comprises a trip b ar17 ,the; upper portion ofwhich is provided with. two longitudinali slots 18 ,through which pass.

'pings or bolts 19 'that Serve to Secure' they trip to the casing.Adjacent to its,lower end,

the trip has an off-setextension' 20,"the lower end of which is combinedin any 'suitable manner with a wheel21 havingfa fiange 22 thatisdesigne'd to travel under the lower' 'side ofthe tread of the.- railR.- That'portion of the trip* carrying the wheel'is hinged to theadjacent portionat 23.*and'is normally held in the position shown inFig. 4 by a" spring 24, the objectof'the joint-between the twomembers-'of thetrip being'to permit the wheel carrying portion to yieldshould? -it and thus prevent injury to the trip. 'Io'fthe of the trip is'secured anfeyef25r. A

' "tliarm normally out of engagement at its reduced end -l out ot'engagement with the in which is secured one end of a rope or chain 2Gthat passes around a sheave 27 journaled in the casing and is secured atits other end to pin S projecting 'from the upper end of the latch.

Secured to the innerend oi' the jaw 3 is an eye 29 to which is securedone end of a rope or chain 30 which passes upward through the casingthrough `an opening in the ruiming board B of the` locomotive, throughan opening in the `'front wall of the cab C and is' secured to a lever31 mounted in the latter.

The operation of the structure thus far described is as follows:Assuming the parts of the apparatus to be in the position shown in Fig.3, and the engine starts to jump the track, the flange 22 ot the wheel2l will engaO'e with the under side of the tread of the rail, therebyexerting a downward pull upontlie trip 17 which will cause an u'pwardlift, through the mediumofthe rope 26, of the latch 12, therebywithdrawing its seats 1G in the jaws, thus releasing the latterwhereupon the jaws will instantly grip the rail, the downward movementof the jaws exerting apull upon the cable 30 which will cause the lever.3L to sound agong 32, and this will notify 4the'engineer that the`grippingjaws are in:r engagement with the trackl whereupon-fha willimmediately sto his-engine', vandfagaiii; 7"setffth'e jaws.

" Sliould't be desired 'to-adapt; the ti-ipi'ilvijr 5 tobe manipulatedbyv the-engineer, and which .would be offadiantage, a cable 1 33 may beconnected with i latch 12 and be 'attac the lever 31. "1

In addition to the two [operationsl above described, the latch" may be"operated elecf trically,' as shownin Figw'. 'This consistsinconnecting'witli thev upper end ot 'the latch. 12 .the core3il'of asolenoid magnet 3:5,

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conductors 3 a df and@ 'ca'rriedby` a platell forming anex-y ztensioncfa; disk-42 that is secured to any; i kappropriate portion ol.l thetruck oi the locomotive. Pivoted upon'this dsl; andfinter- U' mediate ofits ends isaii arm -l-3 having. at

' gineer, there are tapj one end a nose tat 'ranged to be disposed`underthe tread ofthe rail, and at its other end wlth a switch In orderto maintain nose with the vra.il,`a helical spring t6 isem- 'ployed,oneterniinal of which is secured to the 'disk 4t2, and 'the other to thearm between the nose end and the pivot.

' In order to coni'eya signal to the enied into the conductors 36 and37, two other conductors 47 and 48 that lead to a bell or other suitablesignal in the cab.

vpper end; ofV the-' a itsfotheifendpto.

nect's :i1-,circuit composed `of Y,

'including a :battery l38.

In operation should the nose of the arm 43 contact with the under sideof the tread of the rail, the outer end of the arm will be raised,.bringing the contacts 39 and d0 into electrical connection through theswitch 45,.

thereby completing the circuit to the magnet i 3.3, whereupon the core3-l will be energized" What I claim asv new and `desire to secure byLetters Patent is l. A device vot the character described comprising apair of rail gripping jaws,

means :tor noriiially maintainingthe-jaws f out of engagement witlitlierail, and means actuated by the lifting .of the locomotive carrying thedevice aut'omaticallv7 to release the jaws to permit them to .grip theoppositesides of the tread ofa rail.- f f- A device of .the characterdescribed comprising a casing secured to the truck of an' engine, a pairof jaws pivoted to lthe lower end of the casing and having rail treadengaging seats. springs connecting the 7 Ajaws and. the casing,means'for holding theI jaws open against the tensionof the springs, andmeans 'for releasing the'jawsupon upwardiniovement of the engine.

.53..A device' of the character 'described ci'iinprising al casingarranged tobe secured 'tofthe truck of an engine, a pair of jaws.

p-ivotally connected to the lowere'nd of the casingand having yraillengaging seats terminating 'in spring-pressednoses, springs connectingthe jaws and tlicucasing, a latch arranged within the casingand having apart-to interlock with the jaws lto hold the same open against thetensionof the spring.' a vertically'slidable trip-flexibly connected.lwith the latch, and a wheel vcarried b v the lower en'd of the trip andharing a flangedisposed beneath the rail tread. .1

4 l-.A device of the character described comprising a casing secured tothe'trucl;l of an engine. a pair of jaws pivoted to the lower end of thecasing and having-'rail tread engaging seats. the outer ends of the jawsterminating in pivotcd noses. springs connecting the jaws. and the'casing. means forholding thc jaws: open against the ten sion of thesprings, and means for releasing the jaws upon jumping of the engine.v

5. A device ot' the character described coiiipijisiiig a pair of railgripping jaws,v

moans for normallj'" maintaining the jaws' out of engagement with arail, and means operating automatically b v the 'jumping of 1-39.

around each side of the tread of a rail.

- out of vengagemei'it withtruck, of a casing .or housinspring-controlled rail-gripping jaws mally heldjunder. spring tensionaway 6. A device of the character Idescribed,

comprising la pair of rail-'gripping jaws, jaws for normally maintainingsaid al rail and under springtension, and means operable automaticallyby thejumping of a locomotive or car for releasing said jaws lto permitthem to-grip -the'raiL 7.y .The combination with means asupporting apair of norfrom arail, anda latch within said housing for y jump therail.

holding said jaws apart, leasing said latch when 8. A' safety devicefor' railway rolling stock, comprising a. pair of rail-gripping.

jaws, means .for maintaining said jaws unmovement of the truckmaintaining means.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL HAsosK-.f

to release said jaw- YVitnesses MARK Pomaia, Enw. JoRNKowsKY.

nd means for ree vtruck moves to

